Hop plant named &#39;HBC 630&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new hop plant named ‘HBC 630’ is disclosed. ‘HBC 630’ is used for its exceptional and unique aromatic qualities.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Priority is claimed with respect to U.S. Provisional Patent Application62/707,471 filed on Nov. 3, 2017.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

None

Genus and species: Humulus lupulus.

Variety denomination: ‘HBC 630’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘HBC 630’ is a product of a controlled breeding program carried out bythe inventors in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. ‘HBC 630’ wasone of several seedlings resulting from a controlled cross made in 2008with female parent ‘YCR 5’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,404) and male parent‘21-10-21’ (unpatented). Seedling plants from this cross were planted in2009 and screened for disease resistance and sex in a greenhouse andfield nursery near Toppenish, Wash. A single plant of ‘HBC 630’ wasselected in 2011. In 2012 ‘HBC 630’ was expanded by asexual tissueculture propagation to 14 plants in an evaluation block near Toppenish,Wash. In 2014 ‘HBC 630’ was further expanded by asexual tissue culturepropagation to a 1 acre test block near Toppenish, Wash. The ‘HBC 630’plants have now been observed and evaluated for several years.Throughout several generations of asexual propagation, ‘HBC 630’ hasbeen observed to retain its distinctive characteristics and remain trueto type.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

FIG. 1 illustrates a mature ‘HBC 630’ hop plant grown on a trellis;

FIG. 2 illustrates whole cones and cross sections of cones of the ‘HBC630’ hop plant;

FIG. 3 illustrates the leaves of a mature ‘HBC 630’ hop plant;

FIG. 4 illustrates bine on a mature ‘HBC 630’ hop plant;

FIG. 5 illustrates attached leaves and cones on a mature ‘HBC 630’ hopplant; and

FIG. 6 illustrates attached leaves and cones on a mature ‘HBC 630’ hopplant.

The colors of these illustrations may vary with lighting conditions and,therefore, color characteristics of this new variety should bedetermined with reference to the observations described herein, ratherthan from these illustrations alone.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following description is based on observations made during the2012-2017 growing seasons at Toppenish, Wash. It should be understoodthat the characteristics described will vary somewhat depending uponcultural practices and climatic conditions, and can vary with locationand season. Quantified measurements are expressed as an average ofmeasurements taken from a number of individual plants of the newvariety. The measurements of any individual plant or any group ofplants, of the new variety may vary from the stated average. Color codedesignations are by reference to the R.H.S. Colour Chart, 4th ed.,Copyright 2001, published by The Royal Horticultural Society of GreatBritain.

-   Ploidy: Diploid.-   Sex: Female.-   Use: Brewing beer and ale.-   Yield: Average yield is 2800 to 2150 kg/hectare.-   Disease reaction: Powdery Mildew — Resistant.-   Oil analytical characteristics (averages):    -   -   % Alpha acid (% cone weight).—13.6 to 14.0%.        -   % Beta acid (% cone weight).—5.6 to 6.3%.        -   % Cohumulone (% alpha acids).—23.5 to 26.0%.        -   Total oil (ml/100 g of cones).—2.5 to 3.0% Oil.        -   Hop storage index.—<20%.-   Bine:    -   -   Bine color.—146C.        -   Stripe present.—Yes.        -   Stripe color.—59B.        -   Stipule direction.—Up.        -   Stipule color.—143C.        -   Bine diameter.—11 mm at base; 10 mm at nine feet; and 9 mm            at terminal end of eighteen feet.-   Leaf:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite.        -   Shape.—Palmately Lobed.        -   Average length of mature leaf.—21.5 cm.        -   Average width of mature leaf.—20.8 cm.        -   Color of mature leaf upper surface.—137A.        -   Color of mature leaf lower surface.—137B.        -   Number of lobes.—2 to 4.        -   Margin.—Serrate.        -   Serrations per inch.—3 to 5 (typically).        -   Petiole color at base.—143C.        -   Venation.—Palmate.        -   Vein color.—144D.-   Cone:    -   -   Avg. length.—35 to 50 mm.        -   Avg. diameter.—18 mm.        -   Bract tip color.—145D.        -   Bract base color.—141A.        -   Bracteole color.—149D.        -   Cone shape.—Oblong.        -   Bract shape.—Ovate.        -   Bract tip shape.—Cuspidate.        -   Bract tip position.—Recurved-Downward.        -   Bracteole shape.—Rotound.        -   Lupulin glands color.—6A.

1. A new and distinct Hop plant as illustrated and described herein.